I tend to agree. The noise is ridiculous and to those that say it 'adds to the atmosphere', you must be joking. On another note, its even poorer that those creating the noise aren't even stopping during the playing of the national anthems.

Its a shame there are no members from the Waikato of New Zealand to comment on the vuvuzelas with regard to their cowbells at Chiefs and Waikato matches...

They are ****ing the worst things. Don't watch rugby in Hamilton anymore.

What sort of a clown goes to a sporting event and just blows a horn? How does someone with over two brain cells get enjoyment out of that? Culture or not, it's just ridiculous. Just sit down and watch the game, muppets.

I would rather listen to a Saffer fan blowing a vuvuzela than hear a group of Chelsea fans spew out anti-Semitic filth in the form of a football chant at a crowd of Tottenham supporters....

On the contrary, I quite like them, and I hope FIFA have the balls to stand up to all those Europeans who are calling for them to be banned....

Of course because it's only Europeans that are calling for them to be banned. I reckon there are probably loads of people world-wide (and probably some people in SA) that haven't gone to the games because they can't stand the dire noise they make. Why should people have to put up with them just because they it's some tradition to stand there for a whole game and blow some stupid trumpet like a moron all day. So dire.

Originally Posted by Top_Cat

1) Had double pneumonia as a kid, as did my twin sis. Doctors told my parents to pray that we lived through the night. Dad said **** off, I'm an atheist, you ****s better save my kids, etc. Then prayed anyway.

Well, more fans on caribbeancricket.com like them than dislike them....
This is a South African World Cup. If they want vuvuzelas in the stadiums, then they should be allowed to have them there.

If you don't like it, turn off the TV, or switch to cricket, or tennis....

That's the problem they're dealing with though...people probably are turning off because of the terrible noise they are making, which is hardly what the organisers want. It's all well and good to say they should have it because they want to etc. etc. but at what cost does it come?

Originally Posted by Jono

Mitch Johnson is ****ing awesome for cricket.

Originally Posted by pasag

Ponting's ability to ton up in the first innings of a series should not be understated. So much pressure, so important. What a great!